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Chromed. Nice! Yes, finding a local for the chroming process would be ideal. I really agree this will be a build of all builds!

Thanks Dave, Yes chrome is nice; however, "finding a local for the chroming process..." well let's just say the place I contacted in Toledo, Ohio told me they only chrome steel, and furthermore they farm out all of the chrome plating of Aluminum, pot metal and other materials to the same chrome shop that I was using. So I guess it's back to square 1.

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Needed a measurement for the extended fender supports, so I consequently did a mock-up of some of the parts to sort of determine about how long the extended fender supports would need to be. Took some pics but the lighting was not the best so they didn't turn out too well, but here they are.

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Thanks gentlemen, I can hardly wait myself. I wanted to get a picture with the double wide footrest, the double wide fender and 3 tail lights, but I couldn't find the center lens with the clear round insert for the reverse light.

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H'm, yes, I can see it in that region, anywhere around that lever of even a rod to the pump? Just like the one on the clutch pedal? That will be fun to do, have to take pictures of that mod too. I like the toolbox. I liked the steering wheel until someone had pointed out it was a Chevy! Ha ha ha! Well, it's a Horse now!

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That pin isn't too hard for a machine shop to make from scratch using good quality steel alloys . Plus , the axle itself is plenty thick enough for a brass or bronze liner bushing - that makes it more serviceable in the future .

Sarge

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I finally have the second pair of hubs removed from the axles. I took them over to my neighbors' who has a 12-ton press; however, it would not even budge them. So I then proceeded to take them to a repair shop that had a 200-ton press. Needless to say, they were out the next day, oh and no heat, just a bit of penetrating oil and a lot of squeaking, + $40.00 (he wanted $50.00). I didn't take any pics, maybe after I get the paint on. Not much of an update but I just wanted to add this.

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I still have several pieces of sealed wheel bearings that exploded in a press lodged in my face and one ear - I hated pushing those things off and later just learned to cut through them to relieve the stress instead .

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I still have several pieces of sealed wheel bearings that exploded in a press lodged in my face and one ear - I hated pushing those things off and later just learned to cut through them to relieve the stress instead .

Have you load tested that engine/pump coupling yet ?

Sarge

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Sarge, I have not load tested the engine/pump coupling yet, I have both the cast coupler and the rubber coupler N.O.S. I know the original was only designed for so much through-put; but, I feel whatever extra weight that all of my modifications will have added is going to be insignificant compared to say a set-up with a back-hoe and front-end loader's weight. One other consideration is that this certainly is not being built to become a worker or driven hard.

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Yeah - I was just curious as it looked like a good overall design . It's too bad they didn't spend more time engineering the coupling on the D's - it's certainly their biggest weak point . Hoping to finish pulling the pump off today to replace the two stub shaft seals for the swash plate and those needle bearings to stop a leak . Also need to figure out why it seems to want to creep into reverse no matter where the linkage is adjusted - I suspect the two problems are related . I much prefer to beat on a C series in comparison to the D - the weight/strength ratio is a lot better due to the D's added weight/size . It's too bad since the D's larger size and weight lends itself to do heavier work - but I feel like you could never truly rely on one .